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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Food prices are a big worry for three-quarters of Britons, survey finds

A shopper carries a basket in a supermarket in London
UK inflation was 9% in April, the highest in more than 40 years, partly because of food price rises. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

The cost of food is a big worry for the vast majority of Britons while the number of people who skip meals or use a food bank has jumped in the past year, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Its research shows food prices are a significant future concern over the next three years for more than three-quarters of UK consumers (76%), and the number using a food bank has risen from around one in 10 in March 2021, to nearly one in six this March.

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